Maine Brings US "One Step Closer" to Ending Electoral College by Joining National Popular Vote Compact
Maine became the 18th jurisdiction to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, aiming to eliminate the influence of the Electoral College in presidential elections. [ more ]
Nebraska Lawmakers Block Trump-Backed Changes to Electoral System
Nebraska's State Legislature rejected a change to a winner-take-all Electoral College system despite pressure from Trump and the governor.
Nebraska utilizes a system where electoral votes are partially assigned by congressional districts, potentially impacting close presidential races. [ more ]
Critics Call Out CNN Over Decision to Host Donald Trump Town Hall Next Week
Several observers questioned whether CNN would take Trump to task over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.A man is seen with a laptop depicting the CNN news network logo with Donald Trump appearing on a TV screen in the background.Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images CNN has drawn harsh criticism from media experts and observers for agreeing to host and broadcast a town hall-style event next week for former President Donald Trump.
The Electoral College is hazardous to democracy, Raskin says
"It was a danger on January 6th," said Raskin, who served on the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, "There are so many curving by-ways and nooks and crannies in the Electoral College that there are opportunities for a lot of strategic mischief."The Electoral College was created by the Founding Fathers in the U.S. Constitution; the Electoral Count Act of 1887 has guided practical aspects of how it functions for well over a century.
Democrats Will Push Electoral College Reform in Final Weeks of House Control
In the final weeks of Congress's last session before Republicans take control of the House, Democratic lawmakers are planning to push a number of bills forward - including legislation that aims to prevent attempted usurpations of future presidential elections in wake of Donald Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 presidential election after he lost to President Joe Biden.
Republicans who push lies about fraud in the 2020 election are doing so knowing full well that they're lying, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) revealed this week.In a podcast interview this week, Crenshaw explained that his Republican colleagues know that the claims of election fraud are lies, but they push the narrative anyway to gain favor with former President Donald Trump.
New Poll Shows Lauren Boebert and Dem Challenger Are Statistically Tied
Far right Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents a conservative-leaning congressional district in Colorado, is currently in a statistical tie with her Democratic challenger, former Aspen city council member Adam Frisch.
US Capitol rioter who barged into Pelosi's offices sentenced to three years in prison
A 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman who barged into then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison after a federal judge ridiculed the idea she was a little girl.Riley Williams was convicted in November of several counts including resisting or impeding an officer, civil disorder, and disorderly conduct in the Capitol building and grounds.
Former Natick official sentenced for role in Jan. 6 riot
Local Suzanne Ianni, a member of "Super Happy Fun America," was sentenced to 15 days in prison.Suzanne Ianni, a former Natick Town Meeting member who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 15 days in prison on Friday, according to the Department of Justice.She was also sentenced to 30 months of probation, 60 hours of community service, and a $500 restitution payment.
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'Close shave!' How France's De Gaulle escaped assassin's bullets 60 years ago
August 22, 1962: French President Charles de Gaulle and his wife are being whisked by car through the Paris suburb of Petit-Clamart for a flight back to their country home, when a man on the side of the road waves a newspaper.
Liz Cheney Says Jan. 6 Committee May Subpoena Ginni Thomas, Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
The House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol building - as well as attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results - may subpoena Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, a far right activist and the wife of a sitting Supreme Court justice.
Here's where Ed Markey thinks Donald Trump should be. (Hint: Not the White House.)
Local "I think that the law should be followed and it is a very important example to set that even a president is not immune to being prosecuted if he has violated the law."It is important to set a precedent that no one, even a U.S. president, is immune to being prosecuted for breaking the law, Sen. Ed Markey said in an interview Wednesday on Boston Public Radio.
Meadows Complies With DOJ, Hands Over Evidence Relating to Jan. 6 Inquiry
Former Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows is reportedly complying with a subpoena request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to hand over documents relating to its investigation of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Top Republicans Are Attacking Hakeem Jeffries as an 'Election Denier.' Here's Why That Label Is Misleading
In recent days, some top Republicans have called Rep. Hakeem Jeffries an election denier, starting a line of attack against the New York Democrat after he was chosen to lead his party as House Minority Leader next year.The newly elected incoming leader of House Democrats is a past election denier who basically said the 2016 election was quote illegitimate,' Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor on Thursday, and suggested that we had a quote fake president.'
The feud with Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson that could swing the House GOP whip race
The anonymous Republican suggested that Banks hired Buckley Carlson as communications director to bolster himself with the "Establishment."While the quote had no clear connection to Emmer, allies of Banks - including Tucker Carlson and Trump Jr. - accused the House GOP's campaigns chief of authorizing his camp to go after the young aide.
Poll: A Majority of Americans Want to Abolish the Electoral College
More than 6 in 10 Americans say that the Electoral College should be abolished and replaced with a popular vote model for selecting the president and vice president, a new poll shows.
Some Jan. 6 Committee Members Say Electoral College Should Be Scrapped
The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack will likely make a series of recommendations on how to avoid further attempted overthrows of power in the future - but one proposal apparently has the committee split.
Ginni Thomas reportedly urged Arizona Republicans to overturn 2020 result
Ginni Thomas, the wife of the US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas, pressed Republicans in Arizona to overturn Joe Biden's victory there in 2020, the Washington Post reported.
Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches Trump's Home in Florida
Former President Donald J. Trump said on Monday that the F.B.I. had searched his Palm Beach, Fla., home and had broken open a safe - an account that, if accurate, would be a dramatic escalation in the various investigations into the former president.
An article on July 28 about the plan to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election by creating slates of electors pledged to Donald Trump in states he had lost referred incorrectly to the origins of the Jan. 6 date for certifying the final count of the Electoral College.